The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-11-26

Old homes old hopes, old friends, old days
Whcrefron full many a season parts
For all, for all, to God be praise,
And most for love and kindly hearts!
IN T. Sun.
BADLY MIXED.
Thomas Benton Briggs Thanks
giving in New York.
NEwYoRK, Nov. 49,
Got here last night, and now | am
at the hotel writing to you instead of
running around town attending to
business. but thought you would be
anxious to hear from me as soon as
possible. Am going to be very busy,
fear. and will have little time for
pleasure. il l could take any pleasure
away from you and the children.
will try and find French nurse for
little Tom, but l have no fancy for a
Job OF that sort, rs you well know. Kiss
the baby for me and toll Tom that I
shall bring him the biggest top in all
New York. With much love | am,
a, =,
your aHectlonate husband. ION.
'chENEorApi' NOV 20
Bilks you had run down to New York
for few days Sorry didn't know it
sooner; but 1t is not too late now. You
can do me an immense favor II you
will. / want Won to call on nv fianoee
Miss Simpson-she lives at Seventeen
street and Sixth avenue--and explain
why l can't come down for Thanks
giving. as Ipromised. You know how
busy we are at the store just now.
especially as old Brown is in Boston
for a fortnight. BY tho way. stop in
Tiffany's and get her something neat
and stylish. She dotes on style. I've
got to do something to ease her disap-
pointment You know what better
than /. Anything you pick out will be
all right Send New York draft for
$50. Make it come inside Of that.
Call some evening and make it o X for
me and III do the same for you some
time. She has often heard me speak
of you, and I'm sure you'll be well
come.
Don't neglect this. old man, or I'll
be dished sure. If you can find time
run in and see Jim Taylor. He is
somewhere down Broadway. You re-
member Jim? Yours as ever.
HARRY.
DEAREST Ton: I'm so glad Won
wrote yesterday. was really getting
anxious about you. Be sure and don't
overwork yourself and come home as
soon as you can. IS sete
l send you that list Of the things 1
want you to buy You left it on the
parlor table the day you went away.
Don't forget to attend to it You must
find time to get a French nurse for
Tom. The Wilson's and the Joncses
both have French nurses and Tom is
getting SO big that | really can't lift
him any more. You have no idea.
Tom, what a cunning little fellow he
Is He got your new silk hat yester-
day and wore it out in the rain. had
the hardest time getting him clean.
Baby has new tooth and can saw
s.papa' az we'll as Tom can. the dar-
ling angel.
With love and kisses. your own wife
MARY
P. Sect a maid that will answer
tho door and will wear a pretty French
cap. They are SO stylish. MARY
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NEW 1oRK' NOV. 70.
Tours received attended to the
commission you wrote about Had
but ] saw her Wednesday, and took
Thanksgiving dinner, with her OH
Thursday. After dinner we went to
see Booth, and we stopped in Delmon-
ico's on our way home and had such a
nice little symposium together. She is
all you could ask of any one, and really
Is much better than you deserve. She
is charming girl and no mistake, and
will be great addition to the town If
she doesn't make all the other women
green with jealousy. She has an ex-
haustible share of good sense, and her
ardent spirits only set eff her ripe
beauty as the green foliage does the
respondent sun-fower, as some poet
has remarked! got her gold pin
with small diamond in the center,
and she was delighted with it.
tell You, she is the one bright island
in the gloomy sea Of this COMPOUNDED
Babel Of civilization. Sorry for you
that l can't bring her back with me.
Didn't have time to attend to that other
matter you wrote about. Will be home
Saturday night Yours, Tom.
Attended to that commission. Glad
you mentioned the matter. Saw the
girl you asked me to. Proposed bring
ing her back with me. but she wouldn't